Awareness!® Features

AutoPause / Recommended default setting for maximum effectiveness
Pauses and resumes music when the outside noise exceeds the set microphone level so you never miss a thing! Great for audio books too.
NOTE: Only works with the iOS Music Player in your iDevice. Due to Apple systems restrictions, cannot pause video, internet radio apps, or other music players.

AutoSet
AutoSet listens to the sounds around you and automatically sets a microphone switching level to make sure you hear anything above normal background noise. AutoSet comes on each time Awareness! is started or when the Auto button on the main screen is tapped.

AutoSet Plus
AutoSet Plus is an advanced version of AutoSet that checks and adjusts the mic threshold at a set interval of your choice ranging from every 30 secs to every 5 minutes (displayed in the UI). Great for when you are on the move and for more dynamic environments where background noise is continually changing, e.g., a noisy street or train station.

ClearVoice
Makes any speech picked up by the microphone clearer and easier to hear.

dB Noise Meter
Upgrades the app meter to a Noise Meter which measures environmental noise and displays it as a Sound Pressure Level (SPL) measured in decibels. Featuring average dB and dBA scales. (NOTE: this meter is for entertainment purposes only)

Microphone Boost
Microphone Boost amplifies sounds picked up by the microphone, useful for listening in to distant sounds. CAUTION! Microphone Boost can make the volume very loud, please use responsibly and look after your ears.

Microphone Delay
Microphone Delay allows you to add a small delay before the microphone signal is triggered, this can help to prevent sounds like the wind or cable rub from inadvertently triggering the microphone. Use to fine-tune when running etc

Mic On/Off
Switches the mic on and off, useful for when you just want to have a quick listen to what’s going on around you.
NEW – now also can optionally pause music if AutoPause is selected, effectively acting as Push To Talk.

Vibrate / Noise Alarm
Makes an iDevice vibrate when the set mic threshold level is exceeded. This turns Awareness! into a useful noise alarm that could warn you when you are exposed to dangerous environmental noise levels. Can be used in conjunction with the dB Noise Meter. NOTE: Will not work when iOS Music Player is running but works with most other audio apps.

VoiceOver UI
Awareness! has been built from the ground up to incorporate a simplified UI that’s optimised for VoiceOver for partially sighted users.